Dirigible headlight



J. J. BAVOR.

DIRIGIBLE HEADLI'GHT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.6, 1920.

` To all whom t may oonccm:

PATENT oFFlcs.

Jenn :rosales savon, on CLEVELAND, omo.

IDRG'IBLE HEAIDLGET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

Application tiled Febiuaiy, v1920. Serial No: 356,679.

Be it known that l, JOHN Josnrri Bavoir, a

'citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland.,`in-the county of.Cuyahoga and State cf-Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in lirigible l-lead-` lights; and l do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full,'cleai, and exact description of the invention,'such as will enable othersv skilled in the art to which it appertainstomake and use the saine.

My invention relates to dirigible headlights for automobiles and has asits principal object the provision of a headlight of this type, theoperating parts of which may be adjusted to permit the structure to beused in conjunction 'with automobiles of various types and dimensions.

Another object of the invention resides a dirigible headv light whichmay be used in conjunction withvarious types of automobiles and can hequickly and readily associated therewith.

Another object of 'the invention is to provide a dirigible head lightwhich is simple in construction7 consists of few parts, and may bemanufactured and sold .at a" minimuin cost. f

With the above and other'objects and ad- 30: vantages in mind, myvinvention consists in-` the novel combination of elements, construetion and arrangements,.operation and spe citic features all of whichwill be hereinafter enlarged upon and recited in the subjoined claim,the invention being illustiatedin the attached drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of an automobile equipped with my improvedheadligilil;

t 'g. 2 is a side elevation of the s ame; and Fig. 3 is a plan view ofthe deyice.v Referring in detail to the drawing Wherein like charactersot reference, denote like parts tliroughoutthe several views, the nu-`meral ldesignates an'automobile of a vvell', -knovvn type while 6indicates the steering POS*- f rovide a tube 7 which is disposed for-War ly of the radiator4 of theautoinohile and transversely thereof andis formed witha curved 'plate t3 at one end which is secured to theadjacent mud guard in any well known manner. A. rod 9 is longitudinallyin adjustedposition bya set screw 22 caradjustable in the tube Z andheld in ad- .justed osition b a set screw 10 arried b ,this tu e. y c ylThe outer end of the' rod 9 is" provided witha curved plate 11`:v'fhich is' secured to the adjacent mud guard by suitable tastenings.

Carried by the tube 7 and the rod 11 iipon opposite sides'of theradiator is a pair of opstanding sleeves 12 in which the revoluble stems13 of the lamp supports 14 are'mountj ed. Nuts 15 are' engaged upon thelower ends of the stems 13 to retain the lamp supports against Verticalmovement.

'Extending laterally from the steering post G is an outstanding arm 16and carried by the outer -end of this arm 16 is a ori'vardly extendingtube 17 in Which an operating rod -18 1s longitudinally adjustable andis. held in adjusted position by a set screw 19' car# ried by the tube17. Fixed to the lower end i ot the stem of the lett hand lampfsupportis` a crank arm 19 having pivotal: connection with the forward end ofthe rod 18.

Disposed above the tube 7 and extendin' parallel thereto is a tube 20 inwhich ai' al is adjustably mounted and which is hel'd ried by the tube20. Extending laterallyv from the stems of the lamp suppoits at pointsabove the sleeves 12 and disposed in parallelism are crank arms 2.8 oneof which being-pivotally connected to theonter end of the' rod 21 andthe other having pivotal connection with the outer end of thetube' 20.

From the foregoing it Will he seenthat` upon shifting the steering post6 in the usual f manner the lamps will be caused to tui'n simultaneouslywith the'turning ofthe steer ing Wheel and follow the course of thesame.

It will also be seen that the particular mountingof the lamp is such asto permit-- the apparatus to be used in conjunction with automobiles ofvarious Widths. 4

- 'The structure illustrated and described is` a practical embodiment ofmy invention but it will belstated that the same may "be modified inmany respects, and that my imits of such modification are only' governedby what is claimed.

A dirigible headlight for automobiles`` comprisin telescopic membershaving theif`l0l.

outer en s provided with crvad platen' adapted to be secured. to the mudguards ol' the automobile, upsmnding Sleeves carried by the telescopicmembers adjacent their outer ends, revoluble lump supports mounted inthesleeves, a longitudinally adjustable connection between the lampsupports, u crank arm extending laterally from one of the lamp supports,and :111 vperatng connection beween the crank arm and the Steering postof the automobile. 10 ln testimony whereof l allx my signature inpresence 01"' two witnesses.

JCHN JOSEPH BAVOR. Witnesses:

CHARLES LEHMAN, MICHAEL JOHN HOWARD.

